Articles by Theresa Williamson

Watch “Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities”

Design Matters Lecture at the University of Calgary’s School of Planning, Architecture and Landscape Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities [...]

Brazil’s ‘Favela Community Land Trust’ Celebrates Five Years and Hosts International Exchange in Rio de Janeiro

The Favela Community Land Trust Project marked its fifth anniversary in 2023, having grown as a model for ensuring stability and security of tenure in [...]

This Giving Tuesday, Help Rio’s Favelas Fight Climate Change With Solar, Green Roofs, Sewage Bio-systems and So Much More!

Catalytic Communities is a Rio de Janeiro-based nonprofit organization that has supported thousands of grassroots favela organizers over 23 years. This year, [...]

Join us October 28 for the 5th Anniversary of the Favela-CLT Project With CLT Leaders from Around the World

Favela-CLT III National Seminar and 5th Anniversary Celebration There is still time to register for the 5th anniversary of the Favela-CLT Project, which will [...]

Favela on Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro Gets Solar! Join Us for Launch of Photovoltaic System in Duque de Caxias

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAVELA ON OUTSKIRTS OF RIO DE JANEIRO GETS SOLAR! GRASSROOTS WOMEN’S GROUP INVITES PRESS AND ALLIES TO LAUNCH OF PHOTOVOLTAIC [...]

1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Among Brazilian Favelas, Quilombos and Indigenous Communities

1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange Expands Knowledge and Weaves Sustainability Between Favelas, Quilombos, and Indigenous Communities. Clique aqui para [...]

Sign Up: 1st National Sustainable Favela Network Exchange with Indigenous, Quilombola Leaders (English/Spanish on Zoom)

You are invited to the 1st ever national exchange of the Sustainable Favela Network! Join us on Zoom (Portuguese, English and Spanish) and YouTube (Portuguese) on Tuesday, [...]

First ‘Energy Efficiency in the Favelas’ Report Reveals New Insights About the Impacts of Energy Inefficient Services and Use on Poverty and Inequality

Citizen-researchers interview neighbors as part of the study that resulted in the Energy Efficiency in the Favelas report. Photo: Luiza de Andrade The collectives responsible [...]

ENGLISH LAUNCH: Energy and Water Justice in the Favelas Report

April 7, 2023—The report “Water and Energy Justice in the Favelas: Favela Researchers Gather Data Revealing Inequalities and Calling for Action” with [...]

NOW AVAILABLE—COMMUNITY MATTERS: Conversations With Reflective Practitioners about the Value and Variety of Resident Engagement in CLTs

December 20, 2022—Now available for download, Community Matters: Conversations With Reflective Practitioners about the Value and Variety of Resident Engagement in Community [...]

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